Seattle City Council Votes Against Giving Chris Hansen Area to Build New Arena

The chances of a new arena being built in Seattle took a hit Monday when the Seattle City Council voted against a plan to give entrepreneur Chris Hansen part of Occidental Avenue South, which runs within the proposed site.

Geoff Baker of the Seattle Times reported the proposal lost by a 5-4 vote. He noted the Memorandum of Understanding will remain in place through November 2017 but added the latest developments mean “odds of a new deal being struck by then seem remote.”

The Seattle Times provided a statement from Mayor Ed Murray about the failed vote regarding the Sodo District arena plan: “[Tuesday]’s council vote makes it less likely that the NBA will return to the city of Seattle.”

Meanwhile, Hansen posted a statement on SonicsArena.com about taking some time to think about what the next step should be:

Today’s City Council vote was disappointing but we don’t believe it is the end of the road in our quest to bring the NBA and NHL back to …

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